http://www.goodgroove.org/discoboogie/cd24/KanoTMB.jpgComing out of the Italo Disco RFI thread, I wonder whether Kano gets their due. These guys were my introduction to Italo, having heard them a ways back on XM Radio's disco channel. Three albums, at least two of which are great, and a boatload of terrific singles. From the debut, "I'm Ready" is an obvious classic. But just about all of that record is amazing. On New York Cake, they go all Chic, replacing (most of?) the vocoder and punky whiny vox with a soul singer, who's pretty good. I'm less hot on "Queen of Witches" than some on ILM are--I prefer its b-side, "China Star"--but it's still pretty good. You could argue that synthed-out instrumentals like "Ikeya Seki" and "Cosmic Voyager" were their specialty.
Plus, Kano were actually Italian and actually disco. Which, in a genre that's increasingly catch-all, has to count for something.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 1 November 2009 03:49 (fourteen years ago) link
probably tied with azoto for me.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 1 November 2009 05:04 (fourteen years ago) link
Now Baby Now is probably my favorite along with Dance School but there's no shortage of good tracks to choose from.
I do think they get their due, I'm Ready has kind of been sampled to death plus Another Life was done for Discopolis and Now Baby Now is the basis for Felix's Glitz Rock. The less said about that Kavinsky track "sampling" Ikeya Seki the better.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 1 November 2009 05:10 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b4pVpwHLWo
― lad: "et tu, lady?" (haitch), Sunday, 1 November 2009 05:14 (fourteen years ago) link
I will say yes.
― Marcus Brody Ta-Dow! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 1 November 2009 19:45 (fourteen years ago) link
just bought this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Disco-Discharge-Euro-Various-Artists/dp/B002ODEJI0/
with i'm ready on it. not a bad value comp (despite having lots of 'gots' in it), may get the others in the series.
― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Sunday, 1 November 2009 20:18 (fourteen years ago) link
these guys are awesome. accidentally played two of their songs in a row last night.
― banned, on the run (s1ocki), Sunday, 1 November 2009 21:47 (fourteen years ago) link
Listening to the title track from Another Life right now -- great song and the main synth riff is a monster.
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 5 November 2009 00:04 (fourteen years ago) link
final triumphant stretch of that is fucking amazing
― MPx4A, Thursday, 5 November 2009 00:12 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eML6_RZao-w
― Marcus Brody Ta-Dow! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 5 November 2009 03:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Best comment below that YouTube post:
"senator clay davis has got some moves"
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 5 November 2009 13:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Cover to this is amazing:
http://oddculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kano-im-ready.jpg
― Naive Teen Idol, Wednesday, 20 September 2017 12:32 (six years ago) link